A Lively Experiment Podcast

This week on A Lively Experiment, confusion reigns during Trump’s first week in office. Are funds to fix the Washington Bridge in jeopardy as a result of a larger federal pause? Plus, news on Johnston’s affordable housing fight. Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by RI GOP National Committeewoman Sue Cienki, Bill Bartholomew of the Bartholomewtown Podcast, and Democratic strategist Rob Horowitz.

This week on A Lively Experiment: at long last, the Providence pallet shelters are slated to open. Can a new bill speed up the temporary housing process? Plus, the local take on President Trump’s busy and controversial first week. Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, Paige Parks of Rhode Island KIDS COUNT and former State Representative Mike Marcello.

This week on Lively, moderator Jim Hummel is joined by attorney and former prosecutor Eva-Marie Mancuso, political contributor Pablo Rodriguez and Joe Larisa, an attorney & former governor Almond’s Chief of Staff. They break down the governor’s State of the State and next year’s budget. The big question: how to bridge a $300 million deficit? Plus, predicting President Trump’s early days in office.

This week on A Lively Experiment, House and Senate leaders break down the key issues Rhode Island faces in 2025. Moderator JIm Hummel is joined by House Minority Leader Mike Chippendale, Senate Majority Leader Val Lawson, Senate Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz and House Majority Leader Chris Blazejerski. Topics include the budget deficit, cyberattack, truck tolls, and the Washington Bridge.

This week on a Lively Experiment, how state officials will mitigate the fallout of the cyberattack that may impact 650,000 Rhode Islanders, as information from the hack makes its way to The Dark Web. Plus: new year, new session, new challenges for the General Assembly. Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by Providence Journal State House reporter Patrick Anderson and Dan McGowan of the Boston Globe.

This week on a Lively Experiment, moderator Jim Hummel is joined by Ian Donnis of The Public’s Radio, Boston Globe Reporter and RI PBS Weekly Contributor Steph Machado, and Brown University Political Science professor Wendy Schiller. It’s nearly a wrap on 2024! Join us for a look back on the highs and lows of the past 12 months plus some predictions for the year ahead in Rhode Island.

This week on a Lively Experiment: scrutiny of state response to the cyberattack worrying thousands of Rhode Islanders. There were warnings ahead of the breach of the public benefits computer system. Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by Ian Donnis of The Public’s Radio, Boston Globe Reporter and RI PBS Weekly Contributor Steph Machado, and Brown University Political Science professor Wendy Schiller.

This week on a Lively Experiment, moderator Jim Hummel is joined by political contributor Scott MacKay, URI Political Science professor Emily Lynch and former Providence Mayor Angel Taveras. Up for discussion: should Rhode Island resume tolling trucks? Plus, examining the logic behind the latest delay in opening the three-million-dollar pallet shelters off Route 146 in Providence.

This week on a Lively Experiment, moderator Jim Hummel is joined by David Salvatore of The Providence Foundation,

The Providence Journal’s Antonia Noori Farzan, and former state representative Nick Gorham. It’s an anniversary nobody’s celebrating: 1 year after the Washington Bridge failure, what’s the outlook? Plus, how to get a better bang for the buck on the $120 million Affordable Housing bond.

This week on A Lively Experiment, Providence residents are in for some financial pain as the city tries to find additional money to fund its schools. Plus, how the governor’s race is shaping up. Moderator Jim Hummel is joined by former Rhode Island GOP National Committeeman Steve Frias, The Boston Globe’s Edward Fitzpatrick, and Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies of The Economic Progress Institute.